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Global maternal deaths down 47% in 20 years

Deaths of women from complications during pregnancy and childbirth in 2010 were only half of the total 20 years earlier, according to a report released today by United Nations agencies and the World Bank. Nearly all maternal deaths -- most of which are preventable -- occur in the developing world. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/16), Channel NewsAsia/Agence France-Presse (5/16) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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